5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2023-32442
Apple Shortcuts Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

An access issue was addressed with improved access restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.5, macOS Monterey 12.6.8. A shortcut may be able to modify sensitive Shortcuts app settings.

INFO

Published Date :

July 27, 2023, 1:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 1, 2023, 7:10 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-32442 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-32442 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple macos
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-32442.

URL Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844 Release Notes Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Retrieve CVSS scores for each CVE-ID listed in Apple's security content documentation for OS updates.

Python

Updated: 5 months, 1 week ago
2 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 9, 2023, 6:40 p.m. This repo has been linked 35 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-32442 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-32442 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 01, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.0.0 up to (excluding) 12.6.8 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 13.0 up to (excluding) 13.5
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 27, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.5, macOS Monterey 12.6.8. Processing a file may lead to a denial-of-service or potentially disclose memory contents. An access issue was addressed with improved access restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.5, macOS Monterey 12.6.8. A shortcut may be able to modify sensitive Shortcuts app settings.
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-32442 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-32442 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.05 }} 0.00%

score

0.18703

percentile

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